How many gun owners do you know?

[dsc]

Poll question: How many gun owners do you know?

Please answer both in the thread and in the poll. I am curious if a theory of mine holds up. Since I don't wish to bias the results I won't state the theory but I do need an answer in the thread to see if my theory holds water.

[goobergunch]

1. Shouldn't this be in J/PS? (n/t)

[CarinKaryn]

18. 5-10

Including family. I think some of them are beginning to see the error of their ways, though.

[Superfly]

19. You didn't count us

your FRIENDS in J/PS.

[Withergyld]

26. Can I change my vote???

I read it fast and thouhgt it said "How many guns do you own"
:eyes:

[soothsayer]

2. 1-5

my ex girlfriend had 'em (she was from shoot-em-up arizona), my present girlfriend has 'em (she's a farmer, so she's always shooting at something or the other to protect her animals), plus I know a gun nut. other folks might have guns that I'm unaware of

[Maine-i-acs]

3. Everyone I know.

I happen to live in one of the most armed states in the nation. Also with a low crime rate ...

I have weapons ranging from a flintlock to a high powered deer rifle. No handguns though!

[Township75]

4. Over 20...I stopped counting once I reached that #.*

*

[pmbryant]

5. Now that the thread's been moved to J/PS...

I somehow doubt your theory will be tested properly, whatever that theory is.

You really should have an answer for 'I don't know'. I couldn't reply, since I have no idea how many people I know own guns. I have never done a survey. ;-)

--Peter

[slackmaster]

6. About half of my friends and neighbors own guns

Not one of them is a racist BTW.

[sasquatch]

7. I own guns

I feel like Mike Malloy on the subject of handguns though "I hate guns but, I know why I need them". I own a shotgun, a rifle and a four wheel drive so this country boy liberal will survive:)

[JohnKleeb]

8. Well

Lemme tell you about the gun owners I know.

Person number 1 is my grandfather who comes from a somewhat rural area, he used to hunt but doesnt anymore, votes democratic no matter what, and isnt afraid the democrats are gonna take his guns, and hes no fan of the NRA.

Person number 2 is a father of a friend, their family was democratic back in the day, but with the Roe V Wade decision they got conservative, guns may have helped too a little, he is in the NRA, and will be voting for Bush no matter what, even if the democrats did change their views on guns.

Its kinda funny really that the same people who have called me idealistic and yes I wear that badge with pride for supporting DK expect to change the party's views on guns at the drop of a hat, no offense guys but I am no fan of guns for personal reasons.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

9. You'd have to be a real hermit

to live in Montana and know fewer than 20 people with guns.

[DemDogs]

11. Actually anywhere

More people own guns than you think. I am always surprised by the people who get permits and usually more than one. They publish permit applicants in the paper periodically.

[Township75]

14. Where do you live...

I don't know of anywhere that they publish gun permits (for the states that have them)...I was surprised to read that

[jody]

10. Whatever your theory is, you can't test it with a poll like this because

you can't (a) describe the population from which you sample, (b) the population has several strata, and (c) the sample is almost certainly not going to be random.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

17. Yeah, if you have a theory, the best approach on a discussion board

is to discuss it.

[CO Liberal]

12. I Share an Office With Two

:-)

[1a2b3c]

27. Did they run out and get a CCW permit

since COlorado joined the rest of the US with equal CCW laws?

[CO Liberal]

31. I Have No Idea

One already has a CCW permit, and I don't know about the other, because neither one is obsessed with guns to the point that they can talk about nothing else, and the topic rarely comes up. We have many other non-business things to talk about.

[jobycom]

13. In Texas, c'mon? A better poll would be how many people I know killed

by guns. The number would be very high.

[MrBenchley]

15. The real question ought to be

"How many gun owners that you know do you think ought to be allowed anywhere near a dangerous weapon?"

[DoNotRefill]

21. Well...

considering that I don't start friendships with people I think are not in control of their mental facilities, I'd have to say that I have no problem with the people I know having guns.

[MrBenchley]

25. It's not how many are friends, it's how many do you know

I have lots of friends...and the only one who has a gun has it because I gave it to him as a joke...

I've known lots of nimnoms who had guns, on the other hand, and yet to meet one that I didn't think was a danger to himself and others.

[DoNotRefill]

29. What's a nimnom?

that's a "new one" to me.

And if a person isn't a friend, I don't associate with them. It makes my life simpler. why would I want to know an asshole?

[DoNotRefill]

16. Everybody I know personally...

except for my sister. Even most of the kids I know have their own guns, although their parents tend to lock them up for them if they're young. When my best friend's daughter was born, I gave them a very nice .22 rifle for her as a christening present. They were thrilled, and now that she's over 5, she's shot it while sitting on Mommy's lap.

[union_maid]

20. Hardly anyone, but I don't really have a number

Most of the people I know who have guns are cops. I'm not sure if they count. Our neighbor has some kind of rifle. I've known a few hunters over the years, but can't think of anyone I know who hunts now. I'm sure a lot of people around here have some kind of gun, but not too many of the people I actually know.

[DoNotRefill]

23. Odds are excellent....

that of you, the neighbors on either side of you, and the neighbor across the street, (total of 4 houses) at least one of them own a gun.

[union_maid]

24. Oh, I know my neighbor across the street does

He used to get drunk and fire it occasionally. And the neighbor on the other side is a cop. No one that I work with or hang out with or any family members either hunt or have a gun for any other purpose, though.

[slackmaster]

32. Of course cops count

They are people too.

[1a2b3c]

22. Well over 20

Just counting my hunting partners. Non hunting gun owners ~~ 20 or so. Mark me down for over 40.

[jhfenton]

28. "Gun owners"

In Norwood, homes without firearms are probably in the minority, so I would have to place the number of gun owners I know personally in the hundreds. I get over 20 just counting family members.

As an aside, I've been openly carrying lately in support of the concealed carry movement in Ohio, and, ironically, I've been somewhat disappointed at the complete and total lack of a response in Norwood. No one even seems to give a second look.

[Padraig18]

30. Over 90% of the adults I've ever known well own guns, so 500+. n/t

[Skinner]

33. This didn't need to be moved to the J/PS forum.

I am locking it.

Skinner
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